Stella Ladi

Focus Areas: European Politics, Policies and Institutions

Prof. Stella Ladi has a dual affiliation at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and at Panteion University in Athens. She is the co-editor of European Political Science of the ECPR. At Panteion University, she serves as Director of the Centre for Political Research. From October 2025, she is a visiting adjunct professor at SIPA, Columbia University, and a senior fellow at the United Nations University, Centre for Policy Research. She is a research fellow at the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) and Research Associate at the Hellenic Observatory, LSE.

She is the PI of a 3-year funded project (ELIDEK, 2025–28) titled “Together with Caveats: Assessing the Function of Multilateralism in Crises.”

Her research interests include crises and the EU, Europeanization, multilateralism, global public policy and transnational administration, and the role of experts in public policy. She has published in journals such as Journal of European Integration, EPS, JCMS, Policy & Society, Regulation & Governance, Public Administration, West European Politics, New Political Economy, Comparative European Politics, and Political Studies Review.

She is the co-author of Capitalising on Constraint: Bailout Politics in Eurozone Countries, Manchester: Manchester University Press, with Moury, C., Cardoso, D., and Gago, A.

Education

• Ph.D. in Politics, University of York
• M.A. in Public Administration and Public Policy, University of York
• B.A. in Political Science and Public Administration, University of Athens